EWG Skin Deep® | What is ORIGANUM MAJORANA (SWEET MARJORAM) LEAF EXTRACT

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Origanum Majorana (Sweet Marjoram) Leaf Extract

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Other Concerns

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)

SYNONYMS

● EXTRACT OF ORIGANUM MAJORANA

● EXTRACT OF SWEET MARJORAM

● MARJORAM OLEORESIN (MAJORANA HORTENSIS MOENCH-ORIGANUM MAJORANA L.)

● MARJORAM, SWEET, EXT.

● ORIGANUM MAJORANA (SWEET MARJORAM) LEAF EXTRACT

● ORIGANUM MAJORANA EXTRACT

● ORIGANUM MAJORANA LEAF EXTRACT

● SWEET MARJORAM (ORIGANUM MAJORANA) EXTRACT

● SWEET MARJORAM EXTRACT

● SWEET MARJORAM LEAF EXTRACT

This ingredient is not currently on EWG's Skin Deep Restricted or Unacceptable Lists.

Origanum Majorana Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of the sweet marjoram, Origanummajorana.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

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CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

eye shadow	48 products
lip gloss	41 products
foundation	40 products
lipstick	34 products
blush	26 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	10 products
bronzer/highlighter	6 products
serums & essences	4 products
eye liner	2 products
around-eye cream	2 products
brow liner	2 products
makeup primer	1 products
moisturizer	1 products
hair treatment/serum	1 products
body spray	1 products

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Limited evidence of any irritation	Open scientific literature

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
64 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

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Data availability

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